Overview
- Munich issued a penal order citing six counts of document forgery and obtaining services by deception, setting 70 day-fines of €250 (€17,500) plus €5,400 in seized video proceeds.
- Wildhage has lodged an objection to the order, with a main hearing expected in May after he made the document public in a YouTube video.
- Prosecutors say the proceeds seizure is a mandatory statutory measure because the footage was obtained during alleged offenses, leaving no discretion.
- Legal commentators, including Legal Tribune Online, question whether an on-field mascot appearance qualifies as a service that can be unlawfully obtained.
- No investigations into UEFA or its subcontractors over the security controls are known to Munich prosecutors, while Wildhage argues he exposed lapses using forged passes modeled on IDs shared online.